Wall and process of constructing the same



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J. RIEGEL Filed May 25, 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 1,637,657 Aug. 2, 1927- Jv, RIEGEL WALL AND PROCESS OF CONSTRUCTING THE SAME Filed May 25, 1923 2 SIna-ets-.Sheel 2 can operation is conducted at the latter place,

the cement may serve to join the vertical 4courses ofthe-Wall.; ,1 n n ld'lien the cement-mortar hasgset and conditions are suitable tor erecting a building or other Wall from` the units or sectionsthus prepared, the sections mayA *bev kset upon any suitable foundation support. in Fig. 5, a

preliminary header course D of bricks isv laidnpon the foundation Y7, but this header course may be omitted, if desired, and the sections or units thus previously prepared may be applied directly tothe foundation,

which, will be prepared to receive them.

QVhetlier or not.V the header course DVisV eme kployed, a layer ot strong.cement-mortarfindicated `at .8) Will beapplied'to the support upon which the vsections or units are to'rest.

i OneY ot the corner sections C Will be applied in proper place .and inV proper manner; also the sections orgunits A, having the extended bases adapted "toI `'rest upon v the cementm'orta'r vcourse 8. Because ofthe use oit the y spacing strips 2, 4 and 6 in the preliminary Work upon the table, proper spaces will be provided between the sections vor units A and C for, the receptioniot. the cement-mortar at '9 which Willunite theloiver coursesoit suoli Vsections or units. The* uppermost bricksandV the vertical,` and horizontalV sides ot the. steps ot the sectionsrA and C can also be coated with: cement-mortar, as 'indicated by the black dot-and-dasli lines at 9 and l0. The reversely arrangedfsectionsV or units B may then be inserted in place, which,r ivitli the parts illust-rated as shown rin the drawing, Will 'provide i a! continuous yWall section sii; courses high.`

The inner courses of the YWall VKWill be built in like manner and the iniicrand outer courses will preferably. be kcemented in the mannerr explained Yhereinbe'tore. The linner and outer courses may then be bonded together inV any; suitable manner, "as by ak header course ofbricks, indicated at/E.,l It

desired, as rvhere doors andjwindoivsare to 4be inserted in the YVWall, a soldier course 'F ot bricks may be laid on top of the header course. However, for the purpose oit bond-v ing the inner andioiiter coursesV ot the WallA togetheig'the headercourse E @will be sniii- Cil KAVfilling, sliortfspaces, 'such as y'those between f the Window l2 and door 13, Where, because metal bonds.

cient; yand it may be? replaced by any of the other formsVV of In'Fig. 5I have shown the ina-nner Ain which my invention mayV bejadapted for got suchV shortness et space, shorter sections or units Gfmaybe employed, and one of the sections Arfma'v also be' shortened, asindif tions mai Also straight-horizontally extending` sections or units H maybe used inv short'reaches, as

`or units. f

Vbonding.; devices, such asv be invertedjas indicated at C.

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between the Windows and doors, or between such Windows and doors and the corners, the inner andouter courses of the Wall being `bonded together, if necessary, by'su'ch Vmeans as the header courses EE2. For the long stretches ot'yvall, I prefer to use the triangular section Vor unit `formation such as shown in Figs."l,j2 and 3.

By means ot my invention, I am enabled to make a Wall comprised ot brick or similar blocks by making pre-formed sections under *,covei, and afterward to assemble the same convenieiitly'and e'iiiciently, at the place of erection; and to provide a Wall which Willf be 'ot at least asgreat strength as Walls erected'in ther ordinary manner and Which Vivill possess greater Wind: and Watersresis't-` ing qualities thansuch ordinary rvalls.

Injthe preferred'manner of making my pre-formed Wall sections orunits, a large By the expression Wallf as used in the claims, 'Ido not limit the use of `my invention to ordinary extended Walls, as itis obvious that it maybe employed in the construction of shorter Walls,` such as the Walls or" pillars, chimneys, etc:v J f n Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1.Tlie method of building a Vstructure of bricks or like blocks which consists in laying up courses of such bricks or blocks with spacers between ycertain bricks or blocks'in ea'clicourse and between certain bricks or blocks in successive courses, arranging such spacers whereby, in laying a plurality of such courses, reversely arranged triangular sections or units will be formed separated by such spacersl from adjacent reversely arranged sections or uiiits,'a.nd assembling and uniting` such sections or units.A

2. The method of building a structure of bricks or like blocks which consistsin laying up courses 'of such bricks 'or blocks with Yspacers between certain bricks or blocksin each course and between certain bricks or blocks inl successive' courses, arranging such -spacers'wliereby in` laying ya Yplurality Yof vsuch courses, sections or units Will be formed having extended bonding surfaces separated `bhv-such spacers from adjacent sections or units, and assembling and uniting 'such'secvtions or unitsinto a'ivall.

3. The ymethodot buildinga structure 1,637,657 i A f 'i 8 from pre-formed sections or units ofbl'icks ysubsequently assembling such sectionsV or or blocks which comprises laying a serlesof units into a Wall and cementmg or suitably courses of such bricks or blooks,- Spacing uniting the adjacent exposed edgesof such 10 certain bricks or blocks of eaelreourse 1n sections or units.

Such :manner as to provide a plurality of In testimony whereof, I hereunto aix my removable Sections or units separated-by the signature. f y n 'thickness of the ordinary mortar course, and JACOB RIEGEEL.k 

